The Variety of American Evangelicalism

The Variety of American Evangelicalism PDF Author: Donald W. Dayton
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572331587
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Book Description
Those labeled as "evangelicals" commonly are assumed to constitute a large and fairly homogeneous segment of American Protestantism. This volume suggests that, in fact, evangelicalism is better understood as a set of distinct subtraditions, each with its own history, organizations, and priorities. The differences among groups are so important that the question arises: Is the term "evangelical" useful at all?